Recaps

Goku agreed to let Gohan train only on weekends so he could pursue his interests, then helped Vegeta achieve Super Saiyan after six months of training. Vegeta immediately challenged Goku to a fight, and Goku led him into the sky to avoid damaging Bulma’s landscaping.

• Gohan told Goku he was only somewhat interested in training and preferred having time for other pursuits, so they agreed he would train with Goku on weekends and practice a little on his own.
• Over the next six months, Goku’s normal Power Level reached 700 million, while Nappa and Raditz found a new home.
• Vegeta told Goku his Power Level had reached 3.25 million, and Goku said he had met the minimum requirement to become a Super Saiyan.
• Goku used an illusion to guide Vegeta into a rage, and Vegeta transformed into a Super Saiyan after ten minutes.
• Vegeta refused to explain what he had seen in the illusion and punched Goku, who caught the blow and took the fight into the sky.

Goku defeated Vegeta in a sparring match, then spent the next year and a half training until he achieved Super Saiyan God. After destroying more of Dr. Gero’s miniature robots, Goku sensed Raditz and Nappa approaching and suspected they had come to discuss their progress.

• Goku overwhelmed Vegeta, knocked him out of Super Saiyan form, and let him use the gravity chamber Shenron had conjured.
• Aku, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others visited after sensing Vegeta’s increased Ki, and Goku urged Aku to train harder.
• Goku trained for another year and a half and achieved Super Saiyan God, reaching a base Power Level of 2 billion and a transformed Power Level of 8 trillion.
• Goku destroyed miniature robots sent by Dr. Gero to collect his genes and considered mastering Super Saiyan 4 and reaching the Divine Dimension.
• Goku sensed Raditz and Nappa flying toward his home and wondered if they had come because they were ready to transform into Super Saiyans.

Raditz and Nappa visited Goku to learn how to become Super Saiyans, and Goku persuaded them to master the Fusion Technique as well. Their fusion, Natz, proved powerful enough to overwhelm Goku in their first exchange, leaving Goku eager to fight back.

• Goku helped Raditz and Nappa transform into Super Saiyans after noting their Power Levels had reached nearly three million.
• Goku explained that the Fusion Technique could quickly increase their strength, and Raditz and Nappa reluctantly learned its dance.
• Raditz and Nappa fused into Natz, whose base Power Level reached three billion.
• Natz transformed into a Super Saiyan, and Vegeta sensed his immense Ki from the gravity chamber.
• Natz blocked Goku's punch and blasted him into a mountainside, exciting Goku with the prospect of a challenging fight.

Goku fought the fused Natz, relying on superior martial arts until Natz transformed into Super Saiyan 2 and forced Goku to do the same. Goku defeated him, then decided to keep using Raditz and Nappa’s fusion as a way to train them and enjoy challenging fights.

• Natz attacked Goku with energy blasts, but Goku closed the distance and gained the advantage with his martial arts skills.
• Natz transformed into Super Saiyan 2, so Goku fled briefly before revealing that he could transform into Super Saiyan 2 as well.
• Goku and Natz fought again, and Goku overwhelmed him despite their matching transformations.
• Goku gave Raditz and Nappa Senzu Beans after they returned to normal, and Raditz asked whether Goku had been holding back.
• Goku admitted he had not been going all out and resolved to have Raditz and Nappa fuse again for training and a more challenging fight.

Goku learned that Raditz and Nappa had fused into Natz, then met Trunks, a visitor from twenty years in the future who was Vegeta and Tights’ son. Trunks revealed that he had come to bring medicine for Goku, leaving Goku wondering how his future self had died.

• Goku returned home, told Bulma about Raditz and Nappa’s fusion, and explained to Vegeta that the fused fighter was called Natz.
• After dinner, Bulma urged Tights to take the initiative with Vegeta, and Tights decided she might do so.
• Several days later, Goku sensed an unfamiliar Ki and used Instant Transmission to meet Trunks as he arrived in a Time Machine.
• Trunks told Goku that he was Vegeta and Tights’ son from twenty years in the future, and the others arrived to meet him.
• Tights asked why Trunks had come, and he said he had brought medicine for Uncle Goku.

Trunks learned that Goku’s heart disease and the android threat belonged to a parallel timeline, leaving his own future unchanged. Goku agreed to travel with Trunks to help save the people still fighting there.

• Goku explained to Trunks that time travel had brought him to a parallel timeline and that changes there would not affect Trunks’s future.
• Trunks told Goku and the others that androids created by Dr. Gero had killed nearly everyone, leaving only Trunks and the one-armed Gohan to resist them.
• Goku asked Trunks to take him to the future, and Bulma wished him well as he prepared to leave.
• Goku showed Trunks that his base-form power surpassed the androids, giving Trunks hope that his future could be saved.
• Trunks started the Time Machine with Goku aboard and resolved to avenge his parents.

Goku and Trunks arrived in the ruined future, where Goku reunited with Gohan and comforted him after years of hardship. Goku then entered Bulma’s laboratory and she recognized him, leaving them face to face again.

• Goku and Trunks arrived in the future and made their way through the ruined basement toward Gohan and Bulma.
• Trunks called out to Gohan, who recognized Goku and broke down in tears at seeing his father again.
• Goku embraced Gohan and listened as he described the hardships he had endured for years.
• Goku saw Gohan’s missing arm and planned to help him restore it, while keeping his plan to train Gohan and Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Gohan sent Goku to see Bulma, who was working on the Time Machine in her laboratory.
• Bulma spotted Goku, recognized him, and wondered if Trunks had already succeeded; Goku smiled and greeted her.

Goku comforted Bulma and explained that he came from another timeline, then planned to train Gohan and Trunks to defeat the androids. He told them he would first restore Gohan’s lost arm.

• Gohan learned from Trunks that Goku was from another timeline and had not been brought back to life in their own.
• Bulma broke down in Goku’s arms, then recognized that he was not the Goku from her timeline.
• Goku told Bulma about his timeline and said he would train Gohan and Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber so they could defeat the androids.
• Bulma agreed to let Goku take the boys while she continued preparing energy for the Time Machine.
• Goku rejoined Gohan and Trunks and promised that his training would make them strong enough to defeat the androids.
• Goku said he would first restore Gohan’s lost arm.

Goku traveled to King Kai's Planet and confronted his future self over his failure to visit Bulma, then defeated him in a fight. Future Goku refused to return to the living world, and Goku turned away to speak with King Kai.

• Goku used Instant Transmission to reach King Kai's Planet, where he met Future Goku and learned that he had not visited Bulma in more than ten years.
• Goku asked King Kai to let him fight Future Goku, and the two prepared for battle as Goku transformed into Super Saiyan God and Future Goku became Super Saiyan 3.
• Future Goku attacked with Dragon Fist Explosion, but Goku shrugged off the blow and beat him in a one-sided fight.
• Goku restrained Future Goku with his red aura and demanded to know why he had never returned to see Bulma, then hurled him into the ground.
• Future Goku said he would not return to the living world, and Goku ended his transformation and went to speak with King Kai.

Goku traveled to New Namek to use its Dragon Balls to restore Gohan’s lost arm. Porunga granted the wish, and Gohan’s arm returned on Earth.

• Goku asked King Kai for New Namek’s location and used Instant Transmission to get there.
• Moori and Dende welcomed Goku, and Dende helped him gather all seven Dragon Balls.
• Goku summoned Porunga, who recognized him across spacetimes and spoke to him in the Language of the Gods.
• Goku wished for Porunga to restore Son Gohan’s arm, and Porunga granted the wish.
• Gohan’s arm reappeared while he was talking with Trunks, and he realized his father had helped him.

Goku used Porunga’s wishes to improve his recovery, unlock his potential, and raise his Power Level to three billion before returning to Earth. At the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he met Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time, who offered him the Space-Time Origin after inviting him to join the Time Patrol.

• Goku asked Porunga to improve his recovery, but gave up on gaining a legendary Super Saiyan bloodline and instead unlocked his potential.
• Goku’s Power Level reached three billion, and he said goodbye to Dende before using Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
• Goku found the Lookout in ruins, forced open the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and entered.
• Chronoa appeared and told Goku she had been watching him since Towa appeared in his space-time and that Towa had caused Frieza’s transformation.
• Chronoa invited Goku to join the Time Patrol, but he declined, so she offered him the Space-Time Origin and asked him to consider owing her a favor.
• Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan God to block the unfamiliar energy and asked whether the Space-Time Origin would let him travel through space and time.

Goku learned that Towa was targeting his space-time and received a device that could take him to the Time Realm. After Chronoa left, he set out to find Gohan and Trunks so he could finish training them before leaving them to protect their space-time.

• Chronoa gave Goku the Space-Time Origin to help him comprehend the Power of Time, and he stored it to check that it was safe before using it.
• Chronoa warned Goku that Towa had her eye on his space-time and said Towa's normal form was slightly weaker than him, though she did not know how strong her Demon God Form was.
• Chronoa explained that she had concealed Goku's power from the angels and revealed that Whis could have noticed his presence; Goku thanked her and said he owed her another favor.
• Chronoa gave Goku a button that opened a door to the Time Realm and encouraged him to visit and challenge fighters from other space-times.
• After Chronoa left through a space-time gate, Goku left the ruined Lookout and used Instant Transmission to search for Gohan and Trunks.

Goku reunited with Gohan, then brought him and Trunks to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to begin training. He revealed their current Power Levels and the advanced Super Saiyan forms, and set the goal of mastering Super Saiyan Full Power within a year.

• Goku checked Gohan's restored arm and passed along Dende's greetings.
• Goku took Gohan and Trunks to the ruined Lookout and led them to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Goku revealed that his base Power Level was three billion, while Gohan's and Trunks's Super Saiyan Power Levels were eight hundred million and three hundred million.
• Inside the chamber, Goku explained its harsh conditions and described the stages beyond Super Saiyan, including Super Saiyan Full Power.
• Goku demonstrated Super Saiyan Full Power and Super Saiyan 2, then promised to train Gohan and Trunks until they mastered Full Power within a year.

After a year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku had mastered Super Saiyan 4, while Gohan and Trunks had grown strong enough to challenge the androids. The three left the chamber and sensed that the androids had appeared at the Lookout.

• Goku trained Gohan and Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a year, pushing their base Power Levels and teaching them to master Super Saiyan 1 Full Power.
• Gohan's base Power Level reached 200 million, and Trunks's reached 100 million; both became strong enough to fight the androids and challenge Perfect Cell.
• Goku's base Power Level reached six billion, and he mastered Super Saiyan 4 after transforming under a full moon.
• Gohan and Trunks attacked Goku together with Kamehameha waves, but he dodged them and knocked both back into their base forms.
• Goku told Gohan and Trunks that they were strong enough to defeat the androids, and the three left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• At the Lookout, Gohan and Trunks sensed the androids' presence as they arrived.

Gohan and Trunks confronted Androids 17 and 18 and finally defeated them, avenging the people they had killed. Goku praised the two fighters and said he would leave the timeline in their hands as they went to find Bulma.

• Gohan and Trunks flew to the androids after Goku encouraged them to act on their own.
• Androids 17 and 18 prepared to kill Gohan and Trunks, while Goku secretly watched nearby.
• Trunks transformed and killed Android 18 with a kick and a Kamehameha.
• Gohan defeated Android 17 with a punch and a Kamehameha.
• Goku appeared, praised Gohan and Trunks, and said the timeline was now theirs to protect.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to take Gohan and Trunks to find Bulma.

Bulma completed the Time Machine preparations, and Goku decided to return to his own timeline after saying goodbye. Before leaving, he encouraged Gohan and Trunks to keep training, then joined them in celebrating the androids’ defeat and seeing Trunks with Mai.

• Bulma finished preparing enough energy for a round trip, then fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Goku carried Bulma to bed and told Gohan and Trunks he would wait for her to wake before leaving.
• Goku urged Gohan and Trunks to train for the greater challenges ahead, and they promised to grow stronger.
• Gohan and Trunks visited survivor bases to announce that the androids had been destroyed, and humanity began rebuilding.
• Goku watched Trunks and Mai together as Trunks explained that Mai had saved him from the androids.
• A woman asked Gohan to teach her how to fly, and Goku smiled at the scene.

Goku prepared to leave the future timeline and gave Bulma, Gohan, and Trunks a god's cultivation method before departing. He warned Gohan and Trunks to seek him if they encountered an evil, black-clad lookalike, then left with Trunks in the Time Machine.

• Bulma led Goku to the recharged Time Machine and gave him a Hoi-Poi Capsule to deliver to her past self.
• Goku called Gohan and Trunks over and gave all three a god's cultivation method that could raise their Dimensional Levels.
• Goku explained the benefits of higher Dimensional Levels, including greater strength, unusual abilities, longer life, and youthfulness.
• Goku warned Gohan and Trunks to contact him if they met an evil-looking version of him dressed in black, and sent them the coordinates for Planet New Namek.
• Trunks accompanied Goku in the Time Machine, and Goku said goodbye to Bulma and Gohan before the machine vanished.

Goku returned from the Future Timeline and reunited with Bulma, noticing that she had cut her hair short at his suggestion. He decided Gohan should attend West City Elementary School and planned to make him train harder, while Bulma quickly arranged his enrollment.

• Trunks refused to leave the Time Machine to see his parents and returned to the Future Timeline, where Gohan and Bulma were waiting.
• Goku flew to Bulma's home, where he complimented her new short hairstyle and embraced her.
• Goku decided Gohan should attend school to make friends, while privately planning to increase his training.
• Gohan happily agreed to attend West City Elementary School when Goku asked him.
• Bulma contacted the mayor, and Gohan's school registration was completed within minutes.

Gohan went to his first day at West City Elementary School alone, where he met Videl in their first-year class A classroom. The two began talking as Mr. Satan watched, leaving Gohan with his first new school acquaintance.

• Goku and Bulma sent Gohan to school alone and warned him not to show off his strength.
• Gohan flew to West City Elementary School, then told a teacher that his parents had left him at the gates; she escorted him to class.
• Mr. Satan accompanied Videl to school despite her wanting to go alone and brought her to her seat in class A.
• Videl noticed Gohan had no parent beside him and shyly introduced herself.
• Gohan told Videl that his parents had left him at the school gates, and the two began chatting as Mr. Satan listened.

After Gohan’s first day of school, Goku began training him more seriously so he could protect Earth when Goku was away. At dinner, Gohan told his parents he had made a friend named Videl, and Goku realized the two had met despite the changes to the timeline.

• Gohan left school and flew home, while Videl watched him leave and went home with Mr. Satan.
• Goku told Gohan he would train him on weekdays and warned him that Earth could be in danger while he was away.
• After training, Gohan asked to train more and even offered to quit school, but Goku reassured him that he only needed to take training seriously.
• Vegeta noticed Gohan’s renewed commitment to training, and Goku teased Vegeta about being surpassed.
• Goku and Bulma asked Gohan about his first day of school, and he said he had made a friend named Videl.

Goku told Bulma that Gohan and Videl had become a couple in the Future Timeline, then gave her a gift from her future self. Bulma used the notebook inside to build an upgraded Gravity Bracelet that could reach 450 times normal gravity and communicate across spacetime.

• Goku told Bulma he wanted Gohan and Videl to get together because they had become a couple in the Future Timeline.
• Goku gave Bulma the Hoi-Poi Capsule from Future Bulma, which contained a notebook about the principles behind the Time Machine.
• Bulma stayed up reading the notebook and went to her lab to work on its contents.
• The next morning, Goku watched mechanical arms finish assembling a device in Bulma's lab.
• Bulma showed Goku the upgraded Gravity Bracelet, which reached 450 times normal gravity and could communicate across spacetime.

Goku received Bulma’s new gravity bracelet and spent another year training, mastering Full Power Super Saiyan Blue while developing his control over time. Confident in his strength, he prepared to attract Whis’s attention and become his disciple, asking Bulma to make a variety of food for the angel.

• Bulma gave Goku a new gravity bracelet that would eventually let them communicate across timelines, and Goku discarded his old one.
• Goku and Vegeta shared breakfast, competing over the roast lamb as their everyday life grew more enjoyable.
• Over the following year, Goku made limited progress with the Space-Time Origin and mastered Full Power Super Saiyan Blue.
• Goku decided that training under Whis could improve his control over time and prepared to seek the angel’s attention.
• Goku asked Bulma to prepare varied dishes for Whis, explaining that he wanted to become the powerful angel’s disciple.

Goku transformed into Super Saiyan Blue to draw Whis to Earth, then asked him to become his teacher. Whis agreed to consider the request but asked whether Goku was willing to become a candidate for God of Destruction, leaving Goku weighing the offer.

• Goku powered up into Super Saiyan God and then full-power Super Saiyan Blue, releasing a Godly Aura that alarmed the East Supreme Kai and caught Whis's attention.
• Goku called out to Whis and invited him to Earth with an offer of delicious food, and Whis flew to meet him.
• Whis arrived and asked how Goku knew his name, and Goku said the Supreme Kai of Time had told him.
• Whis eagerly sampled Earth's food while Goku and Bulma waited, then asked what Goku wanted from him.
• Goku asked Whis to become his teacher, and Whis said Goku would need to be willing to become a candidate for God of Destruction.

Goku declined Whis's offer to become a God of Destruction Candidate, but Whis agreed to train him in return for the food. They traveled to the God of Destruction's Planet, where Whis explained the higher stages of divine power before asking Goku to attack him and demonstrate his fighting skills.

• Goku refused to become a God of Destruction Candidate, and Whis offered to teach him as repayment for the food.
• Goku agreed to travel with Whis to the God of Destruction's Planet and arranged to return to Earth each night using Instant Transmission.
• Whis explained that angels had reached the sixth stage of the Divine Power and described the realm beyond it.
• Whis and Goku arrived at the God of Destruction's Planet, where Whis recognized Goku's Grand Kai-level dimension.
• Whis asked Goku to attack him, and Goku unleashed his full aura and charged.

Over two years of training with Whis, Goku strengthened his time abilities and developed Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker while approaching the Divine Dimension. He returned to Earth to deal with the androids’ expected arrival, leaving Whis waiting for more instant noodles.

• Whis recognized that Goku’s martial arts skills met the initial requirements for Ultra Instinct, but told him to wait until he reached the Divine Dimension before learning it.
• Whis directed Goku to focus on mastering the Power of Time and his dimension for the next two years.
• Goku’s base Power Level reached 60 billion, and he developed Super Saiyan 4 Limit Breaker by combining Super Saiyan 4 with Super Saiyan God.
• Goku improved his ability to accelerate, slow, and briefly stop time, and Whis estimated he was about a year away from the Divine Dimension.
• Goku told Whis he would return to Earth because he had something to take care of, and promised to bring instant noodles the next day.
• Goku used Instant Transmission to leave the God of Destruction’s Planet.